Opinions, please

I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I
may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma.

My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of
kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing
brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a
geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to
celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we
adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a
beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh
air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a
playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the
17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...)

So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the
local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has
some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old
un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the
right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered,
but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips
up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the
house?

Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my
desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help?

Nina in Texas

"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om...
I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I
may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma.

My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of
kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing
brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a
geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to
celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we
adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a
beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh
air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a
playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the
17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...)

ROTFLMAOWTIME!!! Sorry, but that image *SO* reminded me of my Bandit and
every other cat in my house!

So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the
local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has
some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old
un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the
right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered,
but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips
up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the
house?

Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my
desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help?

I don't have a "purebred" MC, but Sammy is, I think, has a *LOT* of MC in
her heritage - she's not quite 7 months old and weighs 10 pounds. Maine
Coons are generally very laid-back and not too active. They were bred for
very cold weather and one of the survival traits is to conserve energy
better used to keep warm. From what I've read here Burmese are *VERY*
active. However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Nina in Texas

"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om...
I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I
may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma.

My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of
kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing
brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a
geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to
celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we
adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a
beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh
air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a
playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the
17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...)

ROTFLMAOWTIME!!! Sorry, but that image *SO* reminded me of my Bandit and
every other cat in my house!

So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the
local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has
some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old
un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the
right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered,
but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips
up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the
house?

Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my
desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help?

I don't have a "purebred" MC, but Sammy is, I think, has a *LOT* of MC in
her heritage - she's not quite 7 months old and weighs 10 pounds. Maine
Coons are generally very laid-back and not too active. They were bred for
very cold weather and one of the survival traits is to conserve energy
better used to keep warm. From what I've read here Burmese are *VERY*
active. However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Nina in Texas

"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om...
I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I
may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma.

My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of
kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing
brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a
geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to
celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we
adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a
beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh
air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a
playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the
17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...)

ROTFLMAOWTIME!!! Sorry, but that image *SO* reminded me of my Bandit and
every other cat in my house!

So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the
local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has
some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old
un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the
right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered,
but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips
up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the
house?

Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my
desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help?

I don't have a "purebred" MC, but Sammy is, I think, has a *LOT* of MC in
her heritage - she's not quite 7 months old and weighs 10 pounds. Maine
Coons are generally very laid-back and not too active. They were bred for
very cold weather and one of the survival traits is to conserve energy
better used to keep warm. From what I've read here Burmese are *VERY*
active. However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Nina in Texas

"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om...
I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I
may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma.

My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of
kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing
brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a
geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to
celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we
adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a
beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh
air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a
playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the
17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...)

So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the
local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has
some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old
un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the
right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered,
but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips
up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the
house?

Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my
desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help?

Nina in Texas

I'm not a MC owner, there aren't many here in Britain, but yes, this is one
of the nicest groups of people you could meet and I'm sure someone will come
up with something to help you.
Welcome and enjoy all this cat-owning fellowship here.

Tweed

"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om...
I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I
may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma.

My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of
kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing
brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a
geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to
celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we
adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a
beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh
air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a
playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the
17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...)

So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the
local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has
some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old
un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the
right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered,
but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips
up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the
house?

Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my
desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help?

Nina in Texas

I'm not a MC owner, there aren't many here in Britain, but yes, this is one
of the nicest groups of people you could meet and I'm sure someone will come
up with something to help you.
Welcome and enjoy all this cat-owning fellowship here.

Tweed

"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om...
I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I
may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma.

My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of
kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing
brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a
geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to
celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we
adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a
beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh
air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a
playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the
17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...)

So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the
local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has
some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old
un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the
right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered,
but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips
up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the
house?

Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my
desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help?

Nina in Texas

I'm not a MC owner, there aren't many here in Britain, but yes, this is one
of the nicest groups of people you could meet and I'm sure someone will come
up with something to help you.
Welcome and enjoy all this cat-owning fellowship here.

Tweed

However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Nina in Texas

I totally agree. Why don't you check out petfinder.com, it's a shelter
listing that lets you search by breed, location and both, and all that are
listed are adoptees, no commerical advertising or breeders.

Mike
The early bird gets the worm;
but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skippymjp/my_photos

However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Nina in Texas

I totally agree. Why don't you check out petfinder.com, it's a shelter
listing that lets you search by breed, location and both, and all that are
listed are adoptees, no commerical advertising or breeders.

Mike
The early bird gets the worm;
but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skippymjp/my_photos

However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Nina in Texas

I totally agree. Why don't you check out petfinder.com, it's a shelter
listing that lets you search by breed, location and both, and all that are
listed are adoptees, no commerical advertising or breeders.

Mike
The early bird gets the worm;
but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skippymjp/my_photos